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United States Patent | 5,747,085 |
Veltman ,   et al. | May 5, 1998 |
The invention provides a rotary processor which uses a linear motion detector to measure the deflection of the rotary processor as the rotary processor is heated.
Inventors: | Veltman; Joost (Aptos, CA); Prins; Andrew Carl (Madera, CA); Cavanaugh; Scott R. (Madera, CA) |
Assignee: | FMC Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 859339 |
Filed: | May 20, 1997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 426/233; 99/360; 99/361; 99/365; 422/292; 422/307; 426/407; 426/523 |
Intern'l Class: | A23L 001/00; A23L 001/053.4; A23L 003/00; A23L 003/06 |
Field of Search: | 99/326-333,337,338,468,470,359-371 62/384,63,64,374,375 134/132 165/234,279,281,286 422/25-27,32,38,302,304,307,292,297 426/231-233,407,412,509,503,534,629,521,523 |
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